Condensing fluid substances.



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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Aiasirr G. Kala, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica and resident of Chica o, in the county oi Cook and State of Ilmois, have invented certain new and useful lmprvements in condensingFluid Substances, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in an the invention is adaptedAmore particularl for condensing milk.

a simple ap 'the use of undue heat.

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" to a constantly maintained current of dry warm-a`ir, the said airbeing replenished in great volume and acts u n the sprayed milk to takeup the liqui particles of the same and the air is then forced throu thebody of the milk and out of the tank in any desirable way. l.

My invention consists of the apparatus as illustrated in its preferableembodiment in tbe accompanying drawings and as hereinafter moreparticularly described and then claimed.

In the drawin accompanying and formin part he f igurc 1 is a view partin si( e-clcviition it mostly in vertical section, of apparatus-construct in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a horiaontal sectionthrough the line 2, 2 of Fig. 1. is'a horizontal section through the 8of Fig. l.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by numerals: l designates atank which may be open ut the top as illustrated and which is ,providedwith a heating jacket 4 to which ii. hunting medium ina bs suppliedthrough the pipe 5 shown in `ig.'1. The tank idso is providedwith asupply pipe 7, en overflow 8, and a discharge .ipo 9.

Within the tank is a spraying chamber formed of two telescopic members12 und 14, the member 12 beingladjustably supported by the member 14 bymeans of wing nuts line 8,

.an inlet pi ratus for condensing fluid substances.

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15 so that the member l2 may be lowered within the tank 1 as ma benecessary in order to insure that the ower end of said tank shall alw ysbe submerged in the material to be con ensed and to make it possible tolower said member 12 as the fluid substance lowers in the operation ofcondensingY the same. The member 14 is provided wit 17 of large areawhich is connected ywit a blower 18 which exhausts air from a heatingchamber 20 provided with a heater 21 andan inlet 22, the whole being soarranged that all the air which is fed by the blower 18 to the sprayingchamber 14 must enter through the inlet 22 and be subjected to the dring and warming action of the heating coils of the heater 2l.

The lower adjustable member 12 of the spraying chamber is provided withperforations 13 through which the material to be condensed passes andfinds the same level within the spraying tank -as it does in thecondensing tank l. The spra ing chamber is also provided with a seriesospraying devices or ntomincrs 24 supplied by a pipe 26 connected with animp 28 and this pump connects with the ittom of the tank 1 by means ofthe pipe 20' and by the'acticn of the pum 28 t ie material beincondensed is drawn rom the tiink l, forest thnbugh the pi 26 through thespraying devices 24, w icro it is suhyccted to the action of la volumesof cinistantly su plied heated and dried air introduced intot spi'a ingchamber by means of the aforesaid lower 18. Within the bottoni of thetank l is also [lirovided an agitutor 29 operated from a pu ley 30 andthis agitator 29 is adapted to create a- .b drawing said material downone aide o! t chamber and permitting itl to flow u the other side, thuskeeping the material o uniform consistency.

'llie operationof invention is as follows: li menus of t e blower 18;air in lar vo time is drawn through the inlet 22 am heated and "dried byeater 21 and forced through the inlet 17 into the spray;- ing chamber.ln order to iind exit from this s )raying chamber the air' must .downtirough thc rforations 13 in the lower member 12 o said tank und pam ththe material to be condensed where it may escape freely through the topof me tank 1 but in doing this the arge volume of condensation ingdrawings, it will ized particles from the spraying devices 24 and ofcourse tends io absor to a large extent the li( uid from said articles,therebycarrying o the moisture. rom these atmized particles andgradually condensing the material to any extent desired. As the ina.terial is condensed, it is necessary to lower the adjustable member 12so as to keep its forated end surrounded by the material in condensedand when said material is con ensed to the desired consistency it may bedelivered through the dischargedpipe 9, and a new supply of liquidsubjecte to the roceSS. From the oregoin and the Tiiccompanybe seen thatI have invented appiiratus for condensing tlnid substances which is ofextremely simple and effective form, by atoniizing or spraying theliquid into a spraying chamber in which is constantly maintained acurrent of dry/ warm air which is renewed in snliicient quantities tothoroughly absorb the moisture from the sprayed articles. It will beseen that I obtain tie esired ,result rapidly and economicall y It isvious that chan es may be made in my invention without e arting from thespirit thereof the scope o the invention beingvsat forth by the appendedclaims.

, hat I claim as my invention is:

-1. In apparatus for condensin fluid substances, s vessel for containingt ie material being treated, a spraying or atomizing chamber means forforcing a current of air into aai spraying or atomiz'iingchamber andthrong the material inl said vessel, and means for spraying or atomizingthe material into the air current.; substantially as de scribed.

2. In apparatus forA condensing'iiuid substances, a vessel forcontaining the material bein treatedz a spraying or atomiziiig cham-.oated in'said vessel, a spraying or atomizing device located in said zhanibclv, and'iiieans for introducing a current of air into said sprayingchamber and through the ".inaterial'iii said vessel, substantially asdescribed.

3. In apparatus for -onilcnsin fluid substances, a. vessel forcontaining t c material beiiigtcreatem a spra ing or atoinizingchainlber l ated in sai vessel, a sprayiiir or atomizing device, in saidchanilwr,said c ainbr having a perforated bottoni adapted to be immersedin the liquid in said vessel, and means for introducing` to aid chambern. current of air, whereby the nii' as it is forced thi-ou h theopenings in the. bottom of the cham r is sub'ected to a spray, and isforced through t e material being condensed, substantially as described.

4. In apparatus for condensingtluid subalmas stancas,aveaselfcrcontaiiilngthamatcial'.

being treated, asp or atomizingclaamber means for forcing a current ofair into sai s raging or awmix chamber and throng t e material in Y vel, a api-3'- ing device for spraying the material into e air currentbefore its pango aaid material, and an agitator for creating a curieiitin said material, substantially as dcscribed.

5. In apparatus for cidensintiotluid substances, a vesse'l forcontaining material bein v treated, a sprayin or atcmizing chamberliaving a perforate bottom adapted w be ii'iimereed in the liquid insaid veiaiel, said bottom bein arranged t0 or lowered, means or forcinga current of air intn saidchamber and through the matd'ial In saidvessel or tank, and means for spraying the li( uid into theaircurrentbefore its passage t rough said material, substantially asdescribed. l

6. ln apparatus for condensi duidilubstances, a vessel for containing ematerial being treated, a spraying or atomizing chamber, means forforcing a current of air into said spraying or atoinizing chamber, andmeans for forcin the material-from said vessel and spraying it into saidchamber, .substantially as described 7. ln apparatus for condensix duidsub stances, a vessel for contai e 'material being treated, said vesselhaving a heating jacket, a spraying or atomizing chamber, means forforcing a current of `air into said spraying or ntomizing chamber, anmeans for forcin the material from sai and spraying it into saidchamber, subdolatiiilly as described.

8. In apparatus for condens' fluid e matinal stances, a vessel forcontaining or atomizing chaml means for forcing a current of air intosaid spraying or aioiiiizing chamber, and means for withdrawing theniiitci'ial from said vessel aiidspi'iiyiiig it into said chamber,substantially as i l-.-ciiboi.l.

9. ln apparatus` forcfindensii fluid substances, a ve.:.-;iel forcontaining t ie material livin'r treated, ii spraying oratoinizingchambei' liavingii perforated bottoni adapted to beiininci'seil'iii the material in said vessel, said bottoni being adaptedto be raised 0r lowered iii'said vessel, incans for forcing a curi-entof'aii' into said s raying or atomizing,r vliaiiiliei', and means ihrforcing the ma' ici-inl from said vcsfcl and sprayin it into laideliiiinlii-i'. substantially as described.

lt). In apparatus for condensin fluid snl'isiances, ii vessel forcontaining tie material being treated, a sprayin or atomizing chamberhaving a perforated lbottom ada'pted to be'immersed inthe materiaLinsaid Vaal,

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veel, said bottom being adapted to be nised or lowered in saidvessel'means for forcing a current of air into said spraying or stomizichamber, means for forcing the materia from said vmel and sprnying itinto said chamber, sind un agitator for creating n current in -thematerial being treated, substantially as described.

1l. In apparatus for condensin fluid substances, ai vessel forcontaining t e muteriul bein treated, n sprsying or utomizing chamgercomprising' two telescopic erts, the lower one having a lperforated ttomadopted to be immersed 1n the msterial in smid vessel, means for forcingn current of mir into said spraying or atomizing chamber sind throughthe muteriul being treated, und means for formin s 5pm in smid chamberas the nir is passer througl it, substantially as described.

12. In apparatus of the charrue-ter described, s remi for containing;the material iming tmited, n s raying or ntomizing chamber means fororcing u current of nir into spraying or stomizing chamber, meins forhemtxn or drying the uur revious to its :sfinge t rough sind 'chum r,und means or spraying the material being treated in slid sprayingchamber end subjecting tbe current of air to seid spray/substrintinlilyes deecriiiod.,

@einer 13. ln nppurutus for condensing Huid substui'iccs, a vessel forcontaining tie mntcriul being treated, havin u heating jlcket, n sprayinf or stomizing c amber located in suid vesse und huving s perforatedbottom udjustably supported in position, a s mying device locuted insaid sprayln c um ber, u pump for forcing the materia in scid vesselthrough smid spruyin device, und meun'fz', for forcing u current o airinto said spraying vessel and through its rfolmted bottom, substuntiuilyus deseribedl.)e

I4. ln. uppurutus for condensin iiiluid suhstuneos, u vessel forcontaining t e numteriul being treuted, having s heating jacket, uspruyingg or utomizing chamber located in .said resse and havin uperforated lmttcrn udiustubly su ported/m position, u sprmying deviceloomed in said spraying chamber, a pump for forcing the material in saidvessel through suid spraying device, means for forcing,7 u current ofuir into said spraying vesseivund through its perforated bottom, and sdevice for heating a current in the materiul bein treated, substantiallyas described.

Sign bv me at Chicago, lilinois this 28th day of July 1908.

ALBERT G., KALB.

l/Vitnesses:

Bm. E. Nain, Wm. J. Nizrri.

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